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Download * Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer PDF by * Peter F. Neumeyer eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer Great Portrait of a Friendship, the Era, and Gorey's Interests Jerry Griswold A great portrait of a friendship, between Gorey and Neumeyer. But also a backwards glimpse at an era before email, when you could do interesting things with a typewriter (à la e.e. cummings), wear a turtleneck sweater, and read William Golding, Paul Goodman, Partisan Review, Hermann Hesse and Konrad Lorenz. The surprising thing to learn about Gorey was the breadth of his omnivorous interest. G.A. Emil said Edwar
| Title | : | Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.58 (967 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764959476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Neumeyer connect the Floating Worlds (Pomegranate) of these inspired collaborators; enchanting and witty and sparkling with intellectual banter, the book illustrates their artistic process and stands as a moving memoir of friendship. --Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair. A wondrous trove of letters and sketches between Edward Gorey and Peter F
In a hospital waiting room, they pored over Gorey’s drawings for the first time together, and Gorey infused the situation with much hilarity. His gentleness, humility, and brilliance—interwoven with his distinctive humor—shine in each letter; his deft artistic hand is evident on the decorated envelopes addressed to Neumeyer, thirty-eight of which are reproduced here.During the time of their correspondence, Peter Neumeyer was an assistant professor at Harvard University and then a professor at Stony Brook University in New York. This was the beginning of an invigorating friendship, fueled by a wealth of letters and postcards that sped between the two men through the fall of 1969.Those letters, published here for the first time, are remarkable for their quantity and their content. Through their discussions of these books, one marvels at the beauty of thoughtful (and merry) discourse driven by int
Great Portrait of a Friendship, the Era, and Gorey's Interests Jerry Griswold A great portrait of a friendship, between Gorey and Neumeyer. But also a backwards glimpse at an era before email, when you could do interesting things with a typewriter (à la e.e. cummings), wear a turtleneck sweater, and read William Golding, Paul Goodman, Partisan Review, Hermann Hesse and Konrad Lorenz. The surprising thing to learn about Gorey was the breadth of his omnivorous interest. G.A. Emil said Edward & Peter Have a Difficulty. Brevity and Edward Gorey go hand-in-hand: the typical Gorey book weighs in at under a thousand words. Gorey's successful 'The West Wing' (196Edward & Peter Have a Difficulty Brevity and Edward Gorey go hand-in-hand: the typical Gorey book weighs in at under a thousand words. Gorey's successful 'The West Wing' (1963), dedicated to Edmund Wilson, conveys not a syllable. So before opening 'Floating Worlds', I was prepared for a bit of the same - brief, neat and clever phraseologies and conceptual metaphors on literature and art. What I found instead - long, detailed, per. ), dedicated to Edmund Wilson, conveys not a syllable. So before opening 'Floating Worlds', I was prepared for a bit of the same - brief, neat and clever phraseologies and conceptual metaphors on literature and art. What I found instead - long, detailed, per. Floating Worlds Floating Worlds, the Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer is an astounding valuable literary and artistic contribution.It is a must-have for Gorey and Neumeyer fans. Not only does the book give rich insight into the making of the three books on which the author and artist collaborated (Donald and the , Donald Has a Difficulty, and Why We have Day and Night), it joyfully drove me to my boo
JOHN GOREY (1925–2000) is famous for the honored bounty of books he wrote and illustrated, featuring his distinctive humor and astonishingly detailed crosshatch ink drawings. PETER F. 1929) is the author, editor, or translator of more than a dozen books of prose and poetry for children and adults. He is also well known as the creator of the animatio
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